Step 5(optional): Install vmnet and vmmon modules The upcoming step 2 refers to the installation of vmnet and vmmon modules. To encounter this error, you have to install them manually. You may encounter errors while installing vmmon and vmnet modules. Type your password for authentication and press the button “Authenticate”.Īfter clicking the Authenticate button, the system will reload the above-mentioned dialogue box with additional module installation. The below dialogue box shows that several modules must be compiled before running the VMware. Click on VMware Workstation to open the Virtual Machine Configuration process. Open Ubuntu Activities grid (WindowKey + A) and search VMWare Workstation in the search bar. VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundleĪfter successful installation, the result will be shown in the terminal. Step 3: Install VMware WorkstationĬopy the complete name of the package along with the extension (.bundle) and extract it from the current folder. The above command is terminated without any error which shows that you can execute the package. To make the package executable, you need to use the following command: $ sudo chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundle

To move to the Downloads directory, use the cd command as typed below: $ cd Downloads/

You can find the VMware package in the Downloads folder of the local drive.

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